Albanian

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Etymology

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From epër[1][2] + -m (adj. suffix). See epër (high, upwards, up) for more.

Adjective

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(i) épërm (feminine epërme)

  1. upper, overhead, top, over, higher, superior, supreme
    (i epërm m” and “e epërme f” often appear in names of villages, streets, rivers, etc. Cf. “Budrika e Epërme”, “Stublla e Epërme”, “Dumnica e Epërme”, “Lluka e Epërme'” (same as english “Upper”))

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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 167
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “epërm”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 89

Further reading

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  • [2] adjective "(i) epërm / (i) épërm" m. (engl. upper) - f. (e) épërme / (e) épërme • "Fjalor Shqip" (Albanian Dictionary)